Upon graduation, the student will understand the significance of lifelong learning.

Upon completion of the course, the student will

- understand the significance of study planning
- be familiar with the learning opportunities available to her/him
- recognize her/his strengths and challenges in progressing in her/his studies
- plan and assess her/his studies throughout the completion of the degree
- manage and apply the basics of academic information literacy and the basic skills of information retrieval in her/his field of study
know the basics of information seeking
- be able to seek for textbooks and other literature on their field using library collections and electronic databases
- seek and use various data extensively and critically
- understand the ethical issues related to the use of texts and other data in the academic environment.

Each students draws up a personal study plan. The course unit spans throughout the duration of studies.

The course includes the Basics of Information, taught by the University Library.

Study -skills and Personal Study Planning: schedule will be agreed in first meeting of the group on 24th August, 2016.

Enrollment to Basics of Information literacy: in Moodle

http://www.uta.fi/kirjasto/en/courses/basicsofil.html